Applying Retention and disposal Schedules in an EDRM System: Theory v Practice
One of the most difficult aspects of implementating an EDRM system is applying and getting the retention and disposal schedules to work practically. At present most EDRM solutions tick the right boxes with professional standards such as TNA 2002 but retention and disposal schedules are unusable on a practical level since they rely on the users inputting data and having to move electronic data at the appropriate time (users rarely hit the 'delete' button or manage their files in the Windows environment as it is so why will they start in an EDRM environment?).
With the onset of changes in retention and disposal in Moreq 2 we as a profession should be pushing the EDRM suppliers to produce practical automated retention and disposal solutions. This paper discusses these issues and suggests practical guidance on how records managers can make disposal work practically in an EDRM solution.
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Dr David Reeve, Dorset County CouncilDr David Reeve qualified as an archivist and records manager at the University of North Wales in 1990 and became an archivist for the Dorset Archive Service. In 2002 he was appointed the Operational Records Manager for Dorset County Council, in... more...
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